Dragoncrest Cliffs of soldiers' dreams

sobo spoke with such conviction that mireille envied him. it was not the first time, but it was the first time that the experience had felt so stark. her own life felt plotted, though not in a negative way. she was daughter to leadership with a sister recently stepped up. it made sense that she might be called upon to follow suit.
"i t'ink i want to follow maman, whenever she be steppin' down." there — now it was out and existent and real, a thought becoming a desire. "an' i will be havin' lots of children for you to spoil."
so there. future of sapphique sorted. she didn't want to think about it even though she had started the conversation, because it brought rosalyn to mind and the girl was still resistant to the idea that anything was wrong.